Thompson, Pennsylvania

Thompson, Pennsylvania
Borough
Ice cream store in the old railroad station
Thompson, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°51′44″N 75°30′57″W / 41.86222°N 75.51583°W / 41.86222; -75.51583Coordinates: 41°51′44″N 75°30′57″W / 41.86222°N 75.51583°W / 41.86222; -75.51583
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Susquehanna
Incorporated	1876
Area
• Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	299
• Density	598/sq mi (233.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	18465
Area code(s)	570 Exchange: 727

Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 299 at the 2010 census.

Thompson is located at 41°51′44″N 75°30′57″W / 41.86222°N 75.51583°W / 41.86222; -75.51583 (41.862354, -75.515864).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Thompson Borough was incorporated on August 15, 1876 from part of Thompson Township. Both were named after Susquehanna County associate judge William Thompson.

The Spencer Milling Company gristmill was built on Jackson Street by G. Fenton Spencer in 1870.

As of the census of 2010, there were 299 people, 126 households, and 78 families residing in the borough. The population density was 598 people per square mile (233.5/km²). There were 163 housing units at an average density of 326 per square mile (127.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.7% White, 0.3% African American, and 1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 126 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90.